Ijen Crater to Bromo (3D/ 2N)
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1 Surabaya or Malang – Ijen Crater/Plateau
Transfer from airport or hotel or train station in Surabaya or Malang to the small town of Bondowoso or Banyuwangi regency where Ijen Crater Located. The journey takes approximately 6-7hours by private car with air conditioned with possible stops having lunch at local restaurant on the way. Upon your arrival Bondowoso or Banyuwangi, you will overnight stay and having dinner at Arabica Homestay, Ketapang Indah Hotel or Watudodol Cottages or Ijen Villas & Resort for clients who want to get best accommodation in Ijen Crater area.
Day 2 Ijen Blue Flame – Bromo Hotel
Around 01:00 in the morning, will bring us to the village of Licin and then continue to the slope of Mount Ijen, passing through plantations and rainforest. This is one of the few remaining on the Island of Java with giant ferns, plants & big trees, this journey takes approximately 1 hour from the hotel by private car. Arrive at the parking area of Mount Ijen, approximately 1 until 2hours will be required to ascend slope of mount Ijen to reach peak of Ijen Crater and along the path, you will enjoy the stunning natural scenery with fresh air & shady. Resting on the edge of the crater at an altitude of 2883 meters and enjoy best panorama of the lake of sulphate where reflects spectacular view in the surrounding walls to give the impression like doom. The sulfur mining workers go down into the crater and climb back up by passing dangerous path on the edge of Ijen Crater with the load as much as 80 kilograms on their shoulders. . After enjoyed the natural scenery at Crater of Ijen and then descend the slope of Mount Ijen until vehicles parking area where our vehicle is waiting for escort you back to the City of Banyuwangi for having lunch at a local restaurant. Afterward, we will continue our trip to Mount Bromo area for about 4-5hours. Upon your arrival in Mt. Bromo area, you will stay at the Lava View Lodge or Bromo Cottages or Cemara Indah or similar where overlooking to the actives volcano of Mount Bromo, Batok and Mount Kursi around Tengger region for your enjoyable stay.
Day 3 Bromo sunrise – Surabaya or Malang
At 4 am the 4WD (JEEP) will bring you to the world’s most famous view point at Mount pananjakan on the rim of the Tengger caldera to see sunrise with its young volcanic including Mount Bromo and an active Mount Semeru in the back ground is breathtaking the play light shadow with sunrise reach Mountain succession from the top to the bottom and the usual fog of the caldera. Afterward the adventure will be continued to sea sand of Mt Bromo’s slope till the parking area of 4WD vehicle (jeep) then continue to an active Mount Bromo volcano by horse riding or on foot. About at 08:00, the 4WD (JEEP) will bring you back to the hotel for breakfast, take shower, packing, loading bags, to the vehicle then transfer out to Surabaya. We will leave Mt. Bromo about at 09:00 to Surabaya or Malang and It will take about 3-4hours.
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